Honeymoon at the Spa
Josh: How do you feel?
Reva: I'm not really sure yet.
Josh: Well it certainly is different.
Reva: Do you remember when we were kids and we used to watch those pigs roll around in the mud? I never quite understood what the fuss was all about.
Josh: And now?
Reva: I love it! I do! I mean I really can't explain it but I feel at peace.
Josh: I feel...dirty.
Reva: Ooh…hold that thought. What are you looking at?
Josh: I'm lookin' at you. You look just as beautiful as you did the day we met, even in this mud.
Reva: Aww really?
Josh: Yes!
Reva: How do you know that?
Josh: Well…sorry just have to shift a little bit…
Reva: Oh no, don't shift…
Josh: How do I know that?
Reva: Yes, how do you know that?
Josh: Because I snuck a peek before we got in this here mudbath.
Reva: You are one bad cowboy Joshua Lewis.
Josh: And you are one sexy lady Ms. Reva Shayne Lewis.
Reva: Aw now, Bud…
Josh: Even after everything, after all these years…my heart still beats fast everytime I see you. I just cannot keep my hands off of you…
Reva: Can you find me? And the problem with that would be what?
After the mudbath, "Sven" gives Reva a massage.
Reva: Thank you, Joshua.
Josh: It was my pleasure.
Reva: No, I mean thank you for bringing me here. Thank you for being here with me. For making me do something I don't have enough sense to do on my own sometimes…relax.
Josh: It must have been hard for you to just pick up and go with all that stuff going on back home.
Reva: Well, yeah I mean I have to admit that my first instinct was to stay home for Susan's 13th birthday party and Abby's surgery. But you took hold of my hand and you said Reva Shayne I want you to forget about the rest of the world for one week and let me have the pleasure of taking away and making love to you. And even though this place is beautiful and probably costs a billion bucks a day, the only thing that really matters is that we're here, you're next to me--with me always. Kiss. You're one hell of a great kisser, Sven.
Confrontation at Spaulding
Reva: Joshua?
Josh: Lewis Oil no longer exists. I gave it up for you, Reva.
Reva: No. Beth said you were talking about quitting but I never dreamed…
Josh: Well believe it. There is no more Lewis Oil.
Reva: No, it means too much. You can't just let it go.
Josh: What I can't do is take orders from your former husband.
Reva: Beth said something about a project?
Josh: That's right. Richard and Phillip want to build a plant in San Cristobel. They wanted Lewis to do the work. I said no.
Reva: Joshua I know how you feel about this but there has to be another way. I mean we can't give up.
Josh: Reva, I'm tired of fighting for things that aren't mine anymore.
Reva: But Lewis Oil is yours, it's a part of who you are.
Josh: No, the Lewis I loved is gone. I don't have control over it anymore. I don't recognize it and I don’t want it, not like that.
Reva: Well then we'll make it right. We'll make it the way it used to be. I mean I know this whole Richard project is my fault but let me fix it. Just tell me what I can do.
Josh Can you go back in time? Can you un-meet Richard? Can you un-have his child? Can you undo what happened up at Cross Creek? No you can't. There's nothing you can do. It's over. It's all over.
Reva: No, Joshua we can fight this.
Josh: No we can't.
Reva: Lewis Oil is more than just a business it's a part of your family. The company was
H.B.'s dream and it became your dream, too. You know it did.
Josh: If H.B. could only see what it's come to. And what we've come to, Reva.
Reva: No, you were right. I mean I can't go back and I can't undo the things that I've done but I can do this for you. I can help you hold onto your dream, you just have to let me.
Josh: It's over, Reva.
Reva: What is? I mean is that what this is really all about? I mean it is, isn't it? This is about you and me. Are we over too?
Josh: I gotta tell you something, the last place in the world I wanna talk about our private life is the Spaulding boardroom.
Reva: Well I realize that but that happens to be where we are and I need to know what you're thinking.
Josh: That's a switch.
Reva: Just talk to me. Just answer my question.
Josh: I asked you last night if you still loved Richard today, now, and you couldn't answer me. You also couldn't say whether or not you would have slept with him at Cross Creek if I hadn't walked in when I did.
Reva: Yeah well, what I was feeling for Richard that night, I don’t know what that was but it was nothing compared to the pain I felt when I told you what happened. When I saw the look of betrayal on your face but I have to believe that, even if you hadn't showed up that I never would have done that, I would have stopped myself because I could never hurt you that way Joshua, I couldn't.
Josh: I guess we'll never know.
Reva: But Richard's gone. He is, he's gone and he means nothing to me now.
Josh: You have no idea how much I want to believe that but I can't.
Reva: Huh? Are you saying that you're leaving me?
Josh: I don't know what I'm saying. But maybe after everything that's happened, maybe that would be the best thing. Leaving you…maybe that's what I have to do.
Reva: We are going to go on, Bud. That's what I want. Now you just have to tell me that that's what you want too.
Josh: You wanna know what I really want? I want to sit down in front of the TV set with you and Marah and Shayne and fight over who gets the remote control. Do you understand what I'm saying? I want to play golf with my brother and have him accuse me of cheating because I beat him by twenty strokes. I want to talk to you at the end of your day and have you tell me what errands you ran. I want things to be normal, Reva, that's what I want.
Reva: I want that too.
Josh: But ya see there's a problem there. After everything that's happened I don't know if I can remember what normal is. Because things have changed Reva. Things are not as we left them. Not for us, not for our family…everybody's getting hurt.
Reva: I know. And I wish we could go back. I wish we could go back to our wedding day and pretend none of this ever happened because I want our life back.
Josh: We can't go back.
Reva: No. Yes we can have our life back. We can. Because I don't have a life without you, I don't. Because I love you. And even though I hurt you, I still believe that you haven't stopped loving me.
Josh: Reva, there's been a couple of times that I've wished for that, that I could stop loving you. But I can't. And I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse, I really don't. Because I will love you for the rest of my life. And sometimes I hate myself for it.
Later, at home…
Reva: I wasn't sure when you were coming home.
Josh: I decided to take a little drive after we left Spaulding.
Reva: I understand.
Josh: Where are the kids?
Reva: Shayne is at the movies and Marah's studying with a friend and they won't be back for a couple of hours so I thought we could finish talking.
Josh: I think we've said about everything there is to say.
Reva: Then why'd ya come home?
Josh: I don't know.
Reva: Well I think I know. I think you wanna be with me. But I think you're too stubborn, or too angry, or too scared to admit it.
Josh: I keep picturing you up at Cross Creek with Richard. Not some fly-by-night thing ya know? A flesh and blood man that you have history with. His hands on you, your hands on him…
Reva: Listen to me, Joshua, because I know this is gonna sound like an excuse but I think what I was feeling for Richard that night was guilt. When he showed up at Cross Creek I knew how badly I'd hurt him. I mean I sent his son away. I left without saying anything. And I guess all I kept thinking about is how I have everything. I have Joshua and I have my children and because of me the man has nothing. And I guess I just wanted….
Josh: Wanted to give him something? Yourself maybe?
Reva: I don't know. I just know that the only thing he had to hang onto were these memories of our love. And he thought he was going crazy, he thought that it was all in his mind. And he needed to know that what we had was real so that he could put it behind him and I needed to put it behind me too. I needed to face all those memories and all those feelings so that I could close the door on them, on the past for good.
Josh: And that's supposed to make everything better? The two of you writing the final chapter of your life together?
Reva: I could never love Richard or any other man the way I love you, Joshua. And I think you know that. And I think that's why you're here. (Reva kisses him)
Josh: If you're doing this because you're trying to prove something or because you think it's what I want…
Reva: I know this is going to sound selfish but the only thing on my mind is what I want. And I want you, Joshua. But I can wait. As long as it takes. Whenever you're ready.
(Josh grabs her and pulls her back to him)
Josh: I'm ready.
Cross Creek '99--Part 1
Josh: So when do I get to take this thing off?
Reva: Go ahead. We're here.
Josh: Cross Creek.
Reva: Surprise!
Josh: Not really. I had it pretty much figured out the minute we stepped off the plane.
Reva: You did?
Josh: Yeah. I mean I know every bump in the road on the way here and besides that when we walked in, the smell ya know, I mean that smell of Miss Martha's cooking, I don’t think it's ever left this place.
Reva: Why didn't you say something?
Josh: What's to say? Used to be this place held a lot of memories, good ones.
Reva: Used to be?
Josh: Yeah, us sneaking up here when we were teenagers, fishing with Daddy in the pond, and family dinners with the kids.
Reva: And now?
Josh: Now? Now when I walked in the door and took the blindfold off the first thing I saw was you and Richard. Right about here I think. The man you used to be married to. The man you used to love. The man you can't seem to let go of.
Reva: But I can let go Joshua. That's why I brought you here. We have to just forget about everything that's come between us. We have to do that so that we can make this our place again.
Josh: I don't know that we'll ever be able to do that, Reva.
Josh: You know I'm not blaming you for all of this at all. I brought other people into our lives too. And into this place. In fact if you think about it, this room is pretty crowded and I just don't know that there's the possibility of clearing it out anymore.
Reva: Yeah well I can't believe that other people can just blot out all the years that we've been in love with each other. And that our mistakes are more important than the family we've created and the love we've shared. I know it's not gonna be easy but you're making this harder than it has to be.
Josh: Is that what you think I'm trying to do here? Make it hard for you? Do you think that this is the way I want things to be?
Reva: No I think that we can get past this this. I mean I believe that. Because we're here…. at Cross Creek together...and alone. And we can just exorcise all the ghosts. Every one of them. We can just shut out the rest of the world so we can rebuild our marriage. Don’t you want that as much as I do?
Josh: I don't know. But I could have turned us around the minute I realized we were coming here to Cross Creek and I didn't do that. I chose not to. That much I do know.
(Otis interrupts them with a group of his friends, one who gives Jeva some good advice)
Reva: Can I get you something to drink?
Josh: No, thank you.
Reva: You know, you don't have to act this way.
Maurice: I just want to thank you both for your hospitality. Better than any casino I've ever been in!
Reva: You're very welcome.
Maurice: And if I may be so bold you both seem to be a good, loving couple.
Josh: Well, thank you.
Reva: Thank you for saying that.
Maurice: You know, you remind me of my Betty, my beautiful bride of forty-seven years.
Reva: My goodness, forty-seven years! Which one is she?
Maurice: Oh my Betty passed away last year.
Reva: I'm sorry.
Maurice: Oh don’t be. God gave us a full forty-seven years.
Josh: A full good forty-seven years I bet.
Maurice: Some good and some not so good. But always loving. She was my soulmate, my one true love. But you know how that is don't you?
Reva: Yeah, we do.
Maurice: I thought so. Then you must no that not a night goes by that I don't wish she was still with me. I look over there, over by the empty side of the bed, and I think about how I would cherish every single minute with her even more.
Josh: We understand.
Maurice: I don't think you do young man. Look, whatever happened between you two, whatever caused this rift, get over it. Don't waste your time together. Life's not perfect and neither are you. And if you've found your one true love, you can't ask for anymore than that.
Cross Creek '99--Part 2
Reva: Good morning.
Josh: Good morning.
Reva: How'd you sleep?
Josh: Not too good.
Reva: Yeah, well me neither. I kept waiting for you to come upstairs to bed with me.
Josh: Well I took a walk. I wanted to talk to H.B. a bit.
Reva: Did Harlan have any words of wisdom?
Josh: He always does. I miss him so much. And that older guy that was here last night, he reminds me a little bit of my daddy.
Reva: The way he kept talking about his marriage…
Josh: Yes…"Married to Betty for forty-seven years. Some good, some bad. But since I've lost her they all seem good." I miss the good years, Reva.
Reva: So do I,Bud.
Josh: Ya know, there's been a few times these last several weeks that I felt like leaving would be an easier thing to do.
Reva: But you didn't.
Josh: I thought about it. When I found out you were with Richard in this room, in our place, I came pretty close.
Reva: So how come you didn't?
Josh: The thought of being without you seemed a whole lot worse than the hell I was going through.
Reva: I'm so sorry, Joshua. And if I could change things, if I could just go back and erase everything that happened…
Josh: You can't. Neither can I. Ya know, it's cold. I'm gonna go get some wood, get a fire going in here.
Reva: Ya know I know why you're walking away from me like that. Cause you're so crazy in love with me it's eating you up alive.
Josh: (laughs) I remember. Pretty strong words for a sixteen year old girl.
Reva: But they were as true then when I said them as they are right now. Not a bad thing being crazy in love. I am…with you still. God knows we've been challenged our whole lives and that we've had other people in our lives too, but we've never fallen out of love with each other have we, Bud? So you can walk out that door and you can get wood to build your fire. Or you can find another way to make this big old wonderful place of ours warm again. (Josh comes back to her and they kiss)
Reva: I was so scared. I was so scared that you were gonna go out there and you were gonna get the wood and you were gonna build your damn fire.
Josh: I was thinking about it.
Reva: I know this has been a hard year for you but it hasn't been walk in the park for me either. Having to face a past that I didn't want to remember and when I went down that path and it all came back to me, I couldn't stop the memories you know? The life I had in San Cristobel…the child I had there…
Josh: And Richard. (Josh walks away from her again) You know I'm thinking that coming here to Cross Creek was not such a good idea. I think we should just…
Reva: Go. Pack up and just go.
Josh: Yes.
Reva: Well, no.
Josh: Reva, I know you wanna get on with our lives and you know what? I do too but I don’t wanna do it here. Okay?
Reva: I'm not leaving.
Josh: Why?
Reva: Because I can still feel the way you touched me just a few minutes ago and I can still taste your mouth on mine…
Josh: I don't wanna be here.
Reva: Okay. Fine. You don't wanna be here. Well then why don't we just burn the damn place down!
Josh: Reva don't….this is crazy…don't do this.
Reva: No I mean it Joshua because this place is just walls and a roof without us. I mean we're the people who make this place. It's you and me, Joshua. It's you and me! That's what it is! Isn't that what you want? Isn't that what you want? You wanna just destroy everything about my past, that's what you need isn't it?
Josh: That is not what I need!!! I need you. That's what I've always needed. I need you.
(Jeva make love)
New Year's Eve '99
Josh: I didn't know that you were gonna be here.
Reva: Well me neither. The kids both had other things to do tonight so...I'm gonna go.
** The magician choose Jeva to volunteer for a trick **
Magician: Time is running short and so is this rope. Now, I want you to roll this up in your hand and blow on it. You too, sir. Now, I want you to hold onto each other for deal life. Don't let go. Abra-ca-dabra....millennium join 'em....Now, I want you to hold onto your piece of rope and move backwards. There we have it!
****Their two pieces of rope have become one****
Josh: Well, that wasn't so hard was it?
Reva: Probably should have had him at our last fight.
Josh: You look great tonight.
Reva: Thank you. You do, too. Except the lint on your collar.
Josh: Well, it happens, ya know?
Reva: Well you're perfect now. You look very handsome.
Josh: Listen, even with everything that's happened this year, I just...I have the best hopes for this coming year. And I hope you get what you're looking for.
Reva: Bud, I love you. And I'll always love you.
Josh: I just want what's best for you, Reva, that's all I've ever wanted.
**Jeva hug**
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